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The Chengtian Monastery Pagoda, also known as "Western Pagoda",
was built around A.D. 1050 when the Western Xia was at the height
of its ower and splendour. The Monastery Pagoda, like Wuwei Huguo
Temple and Zhangye Sleeping Buddha in Gansu Puovince is a famous
place for Buddhism in Western Xia period. It is 64.5 metres high
with 13 storeys. At the eight corners of each storey hangs small
bells.Ningxia Museum is in the Monastery. It exhibits many pieces
of historical relics of Ningxia, cultural relics of Hui Nationality
and also some unearthed relics of Beizhou Dynasty.
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